Road building

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1. The rainforest is difficult to get heavy machinery though
2. Roads have to be built first and the trees removed

Effects of road building

Environemental
1.Plant and animal species killed on the roads

Social and Political
1, The local tribes people can get diseases from coming into contact with workers
2. The roads have to be made to extract materials

Economic
1. Opening up of the forest allows for easier extraction of materials and provides jobs
2. Brazil can earn a lot of foreign exhange to pay off its debts